Islamic Arab Insurance Company Joins the Boss’ Partners List

Rashid Abdullah: So Proud of Our Partnership with the Elite National and Global Companies

Fahim Al Shehhi: Committed to Adopt Best Global Practices in providing ideal health insurance services

Al Ain Football Club has officially announced signing a partnership agreement with the Islamic Arab Insurance Company “SALAMA”. The agreement was signed by Rashid Abdullah, Executive Director of Al Ain Club Investment Company, and Mr. Fahim Al Shehhi, the Chief Operating Officer of the Islamic Arab Insurance Company “SALAMA”.

Mr. Fahim Al Shehhi expressed his pleasure, pride, and honor of being a success partner with the biggest football clubs in Asia, enjoying the largest grassroots in UAE.

Al Shehhi emphasized “SALAMA” commitment to adopting the best global practices in providing ideal health insurance services as “it is our role to cooperate and take advantage of our partnerships with the largest and reputable health institutions around the world, especially our national institutions to ensure the players’ safety, and to enhance conducting the periodic medical examinations.”

He further explained that they adopt these practices in line with the company’s vision to provide the best preventive measures to avoid players’ injuries and provide the best medical treatment services.

On this occasion, Rashid Abdullah said: “The Board of Directors of Al Ain Club Investment Company, chaired by H.E. Mohammed bin Thaloub Al Deri, has always emphasized the importance of promoting partnerships with distinguished national institutions and leading global institutions in various fields.”

The Executive Director of Al Ain Club Investment Company further explained: “The terms of the agreement concluded between Al Ain Club and the Islamic Arab Insurance “SALAMA” include the commitment of our new partner to provide comprehensive medical insurance to cover the costs of players’ injuries while playing in local and foreign competitions, especially training sessions, provided that the insurance includes the costs of medical treatment, examinations and all actions required if injuries occur.

He added: “Our partnership with “SALAMA” serves the common goals of both parties, and we are so pleased to have one of the pioneers of insurance companies in the Middle East and North Africa to join the list of the Club’s sponsors. “SALAMA” has recently attained many recognizable achievements, including several local and international awards, the latest of which was the Best Insurance Company Award specialized in Takaful-2021.”

Rashid Abdullah highlighted the fact that Al Ain Club has been associated with glories, titles, and winning championships in various games throughout the Club’s history.

He concluded his statement by saying: “We all are proud to have “SALAMA” on board as a new partner of the Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club, and we wish everybody all the best.”

Yesterday, Al Ain Sports Games Company held a farewell party for the Bosnian handball player, Isak Omir, after spending five seasons with the Boss squad.

The honoring party was attended by Mr. Ahmed Sultan Al Nuaimi, Sports Director of the Sports Games Company, Mustafa Al Kaabi, Assistant Coach, Captain Yousry, the goalkeepers’ coach, and Mansour Al-Shuaili, the team’s statistician and administrator, in addition to the player’s teammate.

The Bosnian Isak Omir, 33, is one of the most distinguished players in the UAE. He won the Best Professional Player Award in 2018. He also contributed significantly to the return of the Al Ain Handball Team and building a solid team that can reach the podiums. He also won the UAE Cup 2020, the league runner-up, and the UAE Cup for the current season.

The sports director, Ahmed Sultan, expressed his appreciation to Isak Omir for everything he did for the team during his presence in previous years. He said: “We will not forget Isak’s contributions over the past period along with his teammates. He was a role model on and off the field. He has contributed and his colleagues to the return of Al Ain’s handball team to advanced positions and crowning podiums.

“He also possesses high morals in dealing with those around him in the club. I am sure that everyone testifies that he was a great and valuable asset to the team. However, this is the norm of our life where everything comes to an end. We wish him success wherever he goes, and Al Ain will remain his second home whenever he wants to return. He will be more than welcome,” he said.

For his part, Isak Omer expressed his deepest gratitude and appreciation to Al Ain Club Management for all the support they showed during the past period he spent with the team.

He said: “I am sad to leave my team, but I am proud and happy that I got brothers and a house in the UAE, i.e., Al Ain Club.”

He added: “I spent five years here and learned a lot and could, along with my fellow players to build a team that can compete to win titles, as we did last season and as we did in 2018 when we won the UAE Cup.”

He concluded his statement by extending his thanks to all who supported him and stood by him during his career in the UAE. He also said: “I wish success to all my fellow players in the next stage and that they won more championships and titles. This is life! Everything has an end for everything, but Al Ain Club will remain in my heart and thoughts. I will do my best to follow up the team matches and results in coming stages.”

(WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, congratulated President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

He wished him good health and more prosperity and happiness for the people of the UAE.

He also congratulated His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Supreme Council Members, Their Highnesses Rulers of the Emirates, Crown Princes and Deputy Rulers, on the occasion.

H.E. Mohammed Bin Thaloub Al Deri, Chairman of Al Ain Club Investment Company, sent two cables to Al Orouba FC of Al Fujairah and Emirates FC of Ras Al Khaimah on their promotion to the Arabian Gulf League 2021-2022.

Noteworthy, Al Orouba FC of Al Fujairah- Merbeh Area won the title of First Division 2020-2021. The club joins the AGL for the second time in its history since season 1991-1992 and the first time in the professional era and by the 20th club to participate in the league in this era. Al Deri expressed his appreciation for the great efforts exerted by the club’s management.

Al Deri also congratulated Emirates FC for being back to normal position as the team qualified to play in the league four times: 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, and 2021-2022.

The Chairman of Al Ain Club Investment Company hailed both clubs’ management efforts, for they were up to the challenge. He commended the teams’ fans high morale and continuous support wishing them all the best in the coming stage.

(WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, congratulated President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

He also congratulated His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Supreme Council Members, Their Highnesses Rulers of the Emirates, Crown Princes and Deputy Rulers, on the occasion of Ramadan, wishing the month would be one full of goodness and blessings.

Khwaiter Al Dhaheri, a member of the Board of Directors of the Al Ain Sports Games Company and the Supervisor of Individual Games, presented His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Club, the title achieved by the junior teams of Al Ain. Al Ain Junior Jiu-Jitsu Team was placed first and won the gold medals of the Abu Dhabi World Junior Jiu-Jitsu Championship. He presented the title also for the board members and fans of the Boss.

Khwaiter expressed his great pleasure with this achievement, saying: “I am proud of the achievement in light of the conditions that sport is going through due to the Corona pandemic, but our young champions were able to put a distinct imprint as of the first day of the Abu Dhabi World Junior Championship competitions, which was held at the Zayed City Sports Arena in the capital Abu Dhabi.”

He added: “It indicates the interest of Al Ain Club in this game and the upbringing of young players to love it. We are looking forward to having a strong generation that can compete in all local and foreign championships, whether they represent the club or the national team.”

Al Dhaheri thanked the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Association for the efforts exerted to make this global event a success story “in light of what we are going through, but they were able to hold the competitions in the best way, especially since the event is not only at the local level but also global and watched from all over the world.”

He went on to say: “It is not unusual for the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Association to excel in organizing such international events. They always set their sights to have UAE one of the best countries in holding such international competitions, especially in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu, and we always wish them success.”

Ahmad Al Kaabi: The Winner Will Represent Al Ain Club in E-Tournaments

Financial and In-Kind Awards and Exceptional Incentives for All Participants

Under the Al Ain Fans Affairs Office’s supervision, the first version of the Al Ain Club FIFA-PlayStation Tournament will conclude this evening. The online tournament was held during 14-19 March 2021.

Ahmad Al Kaabi, Manager of Al Ain Fans Affairs Office and President of the Organizing Committee, expressed his most profound appreciation for Al Ain Club Investment Company for their significant unremitting and support. The Company spares no effort to keep in line with the highest indicators of success. He also hailed the actions of the Club’s strategic partner and official sponsor of the tournament, the First Abu Dhabi Bank,

Al Kaabi stated: “The tournament did achieve its pre-set goals and on top is to promote communications between the Club and the fans through other activities other than the football sport. Indeed, the participants’ interaction was brilliant as 200 players registered in this tournament. This shows that how important to hold this tournament in the future.”

As for the tournament awards, Al Kaabi said: “Under the umbrella of the Fans Affairs Office of the Al Ain Club Investment Company, in cooperation of the tournament’s official sponsor dedicated special awards and presents for the top three winners. The top player would get PlayStation 5 set, and there would be an additional award that will be granted to the winner of the tournament’s first version.”

He concluded his statement by announcing the winner of the first version would be the Club’s representative in all official tournaments in the future.

Mohammed Bin Thaloub: Committed to Adopt Exceptional Initiatives and Urge People to Practice Sports

Nasr Al Neyyadi: So Proud of our Partnership with the “Global Boss” and Happy to Establish the Academy

Today, Al Ain Club signed a partnership agreement with the UAE Padel Center at the Chairman’s Lounge in the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.

The signing ceremony was held in the presence of Nasr Al Neyyadi, President of the UAE Padel Center, Rashid Abdullah, Executive Director of Al Ain Club Investment Company, and Bata Piera, CEO of the UAE Padel Center.

On behalf of H.E. Mohammed bin Thaloub Al Deri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Club Investment Company, Abdullah Rashid delivered a brief speech stressing that Al Ain Club and the Board of Directors of Al Ain Club Investment Company to encourage all leading and creative initiatives that serve the society through practicing sports activities and games.

Abdullah Rashid stated that the Al Ain Club would continue in supporting games that receive great attention and spread remarkably in our beloved homeland, such as jiu-jitsu and cycling, in all the emirates of our beloved country and the Al Ain City to establish the concept of healthy cities.

He added: “We pay tribute to the new partner, UAE Padel Center, that joined our list of partners whom we are proud and cherished. Under the new agreement, Al Ain Club is the first sports club to establish a private academy for Padel sport. This is not unusual for Al Ain Club, whose name is always associated with all sports activities in various competitions. We also commend the efforts of Al Qattara Holding Company to actively contribute to all Al Ain Club Investment Company’s initiatives channeled to serve the society in principle.”

In his turn, Nasr Al Neyyadi expressed in press statements, on the sidelines of the signing ceremony, his deep gratitude and appreciation to Al Ain Club’s management for their professionalism.

He stated: “I cannot fail here to express my sincerest appreciation to H.E. Mohammed bin Thaloub Al Deri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Club Investment Company, who is always keenly promoting the idea of communicating with institutions and agencies in pursuit of common goals.”

Al Neyyadi also extended his special thanks to Hamad bin Nukhairat Al Ameri, Managing Director of Al Ain Club and its affiliates, for his keenness to provide all the support required to reach the highest indicators of success.

He added: “It is not a secret to say that I am delighted with the new partnership signed with the “Boss” based on the important role that Al Ain has always been playing in the sports system in our beloved homeland in all games.”

He pointed out that Al Ain Club who enjoys the largest grassroots in UAE that stimulates all institutions and associations to conclude agreements that will surely yield the desired gains to the parties concerned and to achieve common goals that are based on the principle of social service and to spread the culture of the importance of practicing sports for all.

(WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has said that the development of distinguished and superior national standards in engineering, technological and industrial disciplines is at the forefront of the UAE leadership’s priorities.

“UAE youth are the nation’s most precious wealth, and the main source of development and progress in all aspects of life”, Sheikh Hazza stated, noting that the new and dedicated strategy of the Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET) reflects the alignment with the vision of UAE’s leadership to ensure the prosperity of the UAE and the wellbeing of its citizens.

ACTVET inaugurated the Leaders Forum, which spearheaded the launch of the seventh edition of Technical and Vocational Education and Training, “TVET Innovation Week 2021”, held from the 1st-4th February.

TVET Innovation is taking place virtually, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, and has already welcomed the participation of Hussein Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, Dr. Mubarak Saeed Al Shamsi, Director-General of ACTVET, and a group of senior government officials.

Opening the first session of the forum, the Minister of Education said, “TVET Innovation Week 2021 addresses a very important and current topic: Private sector enhances youth employability.”

The Minister praised ACTVET’s initiative, EEE: Empower Emiratis for Employment, through which ACTVET successfully deployed young Emiratis to work in the private sector. He also commended ACTVET’s dedicated efforts to advance TVET’s educational outcome and adequately equip the UAE’s national talent with the competencies required for their effective contribution to the UAE’s sustainable economic development. ACTVET, through its EEE programme, created effective engagement between the national talent and the labour market and enhanced the competitiveness of UAE youth.

Al Hammadi added that the UAE is vigorously moving forward towards preparing for the next 50 years. Hence, the UAE’s leadership have launched a project named “Towards the next 50”, inviting the general public to contribute to shaping the future of UAE and outlining the UAE’s Centennial Plan 2071. The education sector sits on the top of this plan, articulating its outcome is a priority. TVET is a vital sector that we need to formulate and develop, TVET graduates can be a real contributor to UAE’s sustainable development, he added.

“Since we all know that the fourth industrial revolution is around the corner, for UAE to keep pace, or even compete at, we need to invest in the opportunities in hand. Our goal is to prepare the future youth to master their trades in the technical, applied and professional fields. Taking into account the different educational needs of the students, we developed specialised educational paths and different modern disciplines aligned with the requirements of the ever developing industry sectors, while instilling in our youth the importance of the lifelong learning.”

He went on to say that the UAE gives equal importance to the different learning paths offered to students in UAE. “The human development, the advancement of our nation can only be achieved through a balanced educational outcome that combines both skills and knowledge. Vocational education has become a pillar for the economic development of any country. It offers students unique opportunities to innovate and excel in vital industrial sectors. Achieving integration in the education sector depends on the great efforts being made on a large national scale.”

Al Hammadi concluded, “This conference is a manifestation of the wise vision of our leadership coming to action. The UAE’s leadership envisioned the cooperation and the integration between the public and the private sectors as the best way to achieve sustainable economic development in the UAE. The goal is to supply the labour market with qualified national cadres capable of building a diversified and sustainable economy with high productivity gauge. Such strong economy will upscale the UAE’s global position in business and increase its competitiveness.”

Dr. Mubarak Saeed Al Shamsi, Director-General of ACTVET pointed out that some of the programmes offered include “TVET Innovation Week”, “Yes to work” and the “Empower Emiratis for Employment”, which aim to help UAE nationals obtain a qualification diploma in the retail sector. “Our programmes are all developed with one goal in mind, to provide the necessary education and training to develop the skills of the UAE nationals and increase their employability through career guidance and mentoring,” he said.

Al Ain Club Distributes Winter Clothing, Foodstuff Packages and Hygiene Materials to the Labor

Ahmad Barman: So Proud of the Club’s Creative Initiatives

Based on the vital role that Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club and its affiliated companies persistently play, Al Boss has been keen to carry on the annual initiative “Winter Clothing” in line with the Club’s vision and values.

Al Ain Club annually distributes food parcels, sanitary and medical supplies, winter clothes, and children’s materials to the Club staff.

Noteworthy, the assistance program continues throughout the winter season under the supervision of the Club’s Corporate Communication Department. Directors of Al Ain Club’s companies, sector supervisors, and many Al Ain Club stars in various games participated in the “Winter Clothing” initiative.

The “international” midfielder of Al Ain Football Team, Ahmed Berman, said that Al Ain Club is always committed to consolidating the concept of the comprehensive Club, “so you find everyone who belongs to this entity realizes the importance of participating in its creative initiatives to serve our community.”

“We witnessed a few days ago the opening of Al Ain Club Center Covid-19 Screening Center and Vaccination through the vehicle. Such initiatives confirm the Club’s interest in serving the society,” he said.

Barman added: “We have not to forget to hail the efforts of the Al Ain fans for their participation as volunteers being members of the Ainawi Taskforce, one of the most prominent volunteer taskforces, in our beloved homeland and their support of our first line of defense to face the challenges of the Corona pandemic.”

He signed off by saying: “We are always proud of the initiatives of our club and the contributions of the Ainawi Nation, who are a role model for other fans.”